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AtABCG29 is a monolignol transporter involved in lignin biosynthesis.
Current biology : CB - 10 Jul 2012
Alejandro Santiago, Lee Yuree, Tohge Takayuki, Sudre Damien, Osorio Sonia, Park Jiyoung, Bovet Lucien, Lee Youngsook, Geldner Niko, Fernie Alisdair R, Martinoia Enrico
Abstract excerpt
Lignin is the defining constituent of wood and the second most abundant natural polymer on earth. Lignin is produced by the oxidative coupling of three monolignols: p-coumaryl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, and sinapyl alcohol. Monolignols are synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway and eventually polymerized in the cell wall by peroxidases and laccases. However, the mechanism whereby monolignols are transported...
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